Nottingham Visitor information

Nottingham University accommodation

The university has numerous accommodation halls spread throughout the city. The age of the accommodation varies, and is refurbished when required. It should be understood that the university halls are designed primarily for students: not children or for adults expecting a high level of luxury. However, with this in mind, the halls do meet level of comfort that we expect most visitors to be happy with, and we will welcome any feedback where this is not the case.

Dates of Nottingham's academic vacations

Rooms are available during the academic vacations:

Easter: mid-March to mid-April
Summer: early July to end-September
Christmas: early-December to mid-January

Nottingham visitor attractions

Nottingham is a vibrant city in the East Midlands with a great deal to occupy its visitors, whether shopping, eating out or taking in the cultural and historical attractions.

Getting to Nottingham

By Air
Nottingham is easily accessible from Nottingham East Midlands Airport, which is 13 miles away. A taxi costs £20 or there is a Skylink bus service to Nottingham City Centre every 30 minutes. Birmingham International and London Luton Airports are two-hour train rides to Nottingham. From Manchester Airport it takes about 2½ hours by train. Heathrow Airport is a one-hour ride with the Heathrow Express Train and the tube to London St Pancras mainline station, from where a train to Nottingham takes about two hours. Both Gatwick Airport and London Stansted Airport are three-hour train rides to Nottingham. National Express run coaches from all major UK airports to Nottingham (Broadmarsh Bus Station, in the city centre).

By Train
There are trains every hour from London St Pancras to Nottingham. Nottingham train station is adjacent to the city centre. UK train schedules can be accessed at www.nationalrail.co.uk.

By Car
Leave the M1 motorway at Junction 25 to join the A52 to Nottingham. Follow the signs to the city centre or, to get to the University, follow the A52 for about 10 minutes, then enter the roundabout next to the "Toby Carvery" restaurant and take the third exit into Woodside Road (A6464). The entrance to the University Park Campus is at the next roundabout, on your left.